Kidnapping is Always an Option - 2. Chapter 2

Caspin had finished drying his tail and hair, dropping the towel over the back of a chair. Adrian was stretched out on the fox’s bed looking delicious. Cas felt a little burst of lust even though they'd just finished getting frisky before they’d bathed. With Caspin’s extra fur, Adrian was much faster washing up. Unless they were fooling around, Adrian always beat Cas out of the bath.

The soccer player had been on the fox’s ship for nearly two weeks. They'd gotten to know each other and found they truly enjoyed each other's company, though they had consciously avoided talking about when or if Adrian would go back to Earth.

Caspin looked at his computer screen, displaying their position. The fox sighed softly and pulled on some shorts. He climbed onto the bed next to Adrian, curling into the tall man's warm muscular chest.

"Adrian..." Caspin started hesitantly. "Can I talk to you about something?"

The human immediately began to run his hand up and down the fox's back in a gentle manner. Every now and then, the tips of his fingers would brush along the fur of his tail.

"Mmm? What's on your mind?" He asked.

The lazy smile on Adrian’s face diminished when he noted just how nervous the smaller man seemed to be.

"Um, so we're getting pretty far from Earth." Cas stated, feeling calmer with Adrian's soft touch. "We're heading toward my home. I need to check in for work and personal reasons." He took a deep breath to steady himself. "We're getting to the point where if we're going to take you back to Earth, we need to do it... today."

"Are the living conditions on your planet safe for a human like me?" Adrian pondered out loud. "I wouldn't implode or run out of oxygen, would I?" The questions just kept coming. "I mean, I could stay on the ship if I couldn't survive physically there, right?" He looked at the fox's eyes. "Do you want to take me back to Earth?"

"No!" Cas said much more loudly than intended. "I mean... dammit." He sat up, settling himself cross-legged next to Adrian. "Conditions on my planet would be fine for you. The gravity is slightly greater and we have a little more oxygen in our atmosphere. I'm not sure you'll even notice the difference. I mean, would notice... if you came, decided to come..." Caspin's emerald-gold eyes were wide as he sputtered. "I want you to come!" The fox blurted and then covered his face in embarrassment.

Adrian outright beamed. He gently pulled the hands off the fox's face and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.

"Then I’d very much like to go with you. I have nothing left on Earth, Cas." He explained. "I was raised by my dad. He passed away before I even became a professional player." He let out a sigh. "And you saw what happened...in the end I wasn't even allowed to play anymore." He ruffled the top of the smaller man's hair and ears. "Whether you've realized it or not, you just gave me a new home these last couple of weeks. A new home with you."

Caspin flushed with pleasure, a wide smile breaking across his face. He hugged Adrian tight. The bigger man smiled back and gave the little fox a squeeze. Caspin sighed softly and pulled back, the smile falling from his lips.

"But... there are things you don't know... You might not want to stay..." The smaller man suddenly appeared close to tears.

The human immediately frowned at the look on Caspin's face. "What don't I know?" He questioned softly as he reached out to hold the fox's face in both his hands. "Is everything ok?"

Caspin shook his head sadly, hands clenched in his lap. Nothing was okay. Cas was sure that after this Adrian wouldn't ever want to kiss him again.

The fox leaned over, stealing one last kiss from his bewildered lover.

"I'm a throwback," Caspin admitted wretchedly.

Adrian didn't know how to respond to that. "Throwback? I don't understand." And he so desperately wished to understand. What did he mean by throwback? Why would being one make the little fox so miserable?

"It's part of the reason I have the coloring I do." Caspin tugged at a loose thread on the blanket under him. "You've been so kind not saying anything about it." Cas looked at Adrian adoringly. "You're such a good person."

"What are you talking about?" Adrian insisted. "Your coloring is absolutely lovely...your hair, your ears, your eyes, and your tail..." He slid a hand down the side of Caspin's neck and over his shoulder. "This skin...it's all lovely to me."

"I forget you haven't seen any others of my kind." He leaned into Adrian's touch. "Several generations ago there started to be much more travel and people from different regions intermarried. Most of the old colorings were lost and the children had much better, more interesting markings." Caspin looked down. "But sometimes there are recessive genes that come out in the phenotype. That's me. My coloring is just like the old people from the desert regions."

"Then, the old people from the desert regions were damn gorgeous," Adrian concluded. "I like you just as you are."

Cas' eyes widened, sparkling with unshed tears, before he threw himself at the bigger man. "You're the sweetest!"

Adrian chuckled and enjoyed feeling the smaller man against him, but Cas pulled back again with a frown.

"There's one more thing." Caspin admitted. "In some throwbacks there are other... things that show up. They're from a very long time ago when we were hunted. So, when I get frightened... or, you know, really drunk, it happens. It's really looked down on by my people." Caspin looked down. "It's a sign of genetic inferiority."

"What is it?" Adrian asked with concern.

Caspin wrung his hands. "This…"

There was a soft popping sound and suddenly instead of Cas sitting on the bed next to Adrian, there was a little sandy-colored fox. It looked very much like a fennec fox from earth, with huge ears and tiny paws. This one, though, had very familiar hazel eyes.

The human nearly had a heart attack when he heard the pop. He thought Caspin had disappeared on him for a moment, but then his gaze fell on the most adorable thing he had ever seen in his entire life. His heart skipped a beat as he reached down with his hands to gently cup the fox's face.

"Caspin?" He asked, even though he knew the answer to that question. Adrian couldn't help himself. He scooped the fox up into his arms and began to pet and gently scratch him all over. "They call this a genetic inferiority? Your people are crazy!" He huffed. "I think this is the most amazing thing I've ever witnessed!"

Caspin whined softly, peering up at Adrian, before letting out a happy yip and wriggling up to lick Adrian's face.

Adrian felt his whole world narrow down to the little fox in his arms. He knew that it was beyond just liking him at that point, but he didn't think too hard on how he felt. Instead, he focused on scratching Cas' tail in the spots that he knew felt the best.

"Hmm, now where else can I scratch you in this form?" He practically purred as he gently rolled the fox onto his back and began to scratch the fur on the fox’s chest and belly. "That feel good, Cas?"

Caspin wondered how Adrian always knew just the right spots to touch and rub him. The fox wiggled on his back as Adrian rubbed his tummy. It felt so good! No one else would touch him in this form, even his parents had always encouraged him to change back as soon as possible. Cas stilled as Adrian found the perfect spot, making his little back leg kick.

As soon as Adrian saw the leg kicking in pleasure, he grinned. He then began to promptly exploit that weak spot, along with some of the other weak spots he had found. "In all honestly, I think I'm enjoying this about as much as you are, Cas." He chuckled.

The little fox yipped and jumped into Adrian's arms, tongue lolling. There was another soft pop and the soccer player found his arms filled with young man.

"You mean it?" Caspin's eyes were yearning. "This... all this, is okay?"

Adrian immediately hugged Caspin to himself. He didn't know why the fox’s culture looked down upon his special traits, but he found them absolutely charming. "Like I said before, Caspin, I like you as you are. I would like you no matter what form you take." He pulled back enough to look him in the eye. "And, wherever you go, I want to go."

"I love you," Cas whispered, then yipped, covering his mouth, eyes wide. “Too soon! I said it too soon!”

Adrian's heart raced at the thought. "You know what? I think I love you, too." He replied honestly. "At least enough to want to abandon Earth and follow you...and enough to want to hold you in both forms for years to come."

"I think I'm getting too worked up, I..."

There was another pop and Adrian was holding a trembling little furry fox, tall ears drooping in embarrassment.

The human scooped the fox into his arms and lifted him enough to press a gentle kiss against his furry cheek. "It's alright, Cas. I don't mind." Adrian couldn't help but chuckle when the fox's tail began to sway in relief.

X

It took another week and a half to reach Caspin's home-planet of Invaer. As they approached, Cas called Adrian up to the bridge to pull up a view of Invaer on the big screen. It was surreal for Adrian to see. It reminded the man of Earth. There was the blue of oceans, the green and brown of land, and swirling white clouds. It was strange at the same time. The land masses were the wrong shape and there were larger areas of white at the poles.

Caspin punched in coordinates and then took Adrian's hand.

"What do you think?" the fox asked timidly.

"It's like Earth, but different at the same time. Does it get colder here?" The human wondered aloud, though he kept holding the fox's hand.

"In some areas," Cas answered. "We have a good sized temperate zone. The tropical band is narrower than Earth's. Our arctic areas are larger, but there's a lot of life there. It's not as severely cold, though there's snow all year round. My family lives on the largest continent." Caspin pointed it out on the screen. "It's pretty mild most of the year. The rainy season is beautiful... so many rainbows and waterfalls."

"Sounds wonderful," Adrian responded. He was actually quite excited to see it all for himself. "What's your family like?" More importantly, he wanted to know what the fox’s family would think of the fact that Caspin picked him up from Earth and wasn't returning him.

"Oh, they're... nice." Cas grimaced. "There are a lot of them. I'm one of five pups. Then there are the aunts and uncles and their pups." The fox rubbed his thumb along the back of Adrian's hand. "I'm the only throwback in the family right now. Although, mom says my great-great grandpa was bland-colored and may have been a throwback and just kept it secret."

"Wow, big family!" Adrian mused. "So, are there only foxes on your planet?"

"Oh, no!" Cas shook his head. "There's lots of other life on the planet. We're pretty proud of our biodiversity. There's only one other sentient species though." Caspin explained. "They're kind of dog or wolf-like, if you want to compare it to your planet. They're humanoid like us, but with ears and tails like me. And teeth..." the fox shuddered. "Very big teeth." Cas made a face. "Anyway, we've been mostly at peace with them for centuries. There are sometimes... cultural misunderstandings, and there are always dark rumors. I never know if I should believe them." The little fox paled. "They used to eat... us. Some say they still do, and if one of our people goes missing they say the Kaynens ate them and then covered it up."

"....and that just makes me want to be with you at all times." Adrian admitted. "I'd rather you not come across any of those Kaynens, friendly or not." He then thought of something. "Is there anything else I should know? Any gestures that they would think are rude or any words I shouldn't say?"

"I should have thought of that! You're so smart." Cas thought for a minute. "Um, don't touch someone's ears or tail unless they're a pup or you want to have sex with them. Let's see, what else? Don't look a Kaynen in the eye unless you want to fight them. The pups always eat first at meals." Cas paused. "Oh, and never call someone by their last name unless you know them very well. If I think of anything else I'll let you know."

"...maybe I'll just keep quiet when I'm not spoken to." Adrian decided. "...and keep my hands to myself."

"You'll be fine." Cas giggled. "And I hope you don't keep your hands to yourself too much..."

"Let me amend that last statement...I'll keep my hands to myself and to you." Adrian replied as he leaned down to place a kiss on Cas' cheek.

"Yay!" The fox grinned, tilting his cheek up to the kiss. "Now have a seat and buckle up. We'll be hitting the atmosphere soon. Then it's just a little bit until we hit port."

The human followed the instructions without any hesitation. Their descent took a while, but when they finally docked, Adrian felt that excitement bubble up once again. It was one thing to visit another country. It was an entirely different thing to visit another planet.

Caspin had a bag slung across his shoulder as he walked hand in hand to the exit hatch.

"Okay, we vaccinated you and checked you for allergies."

Adrian nodded.

"We ordered you clothes that should have already been sent to my parents'."

The soccer player nodded again.

"Anything else I forgot?" Cas asked as they stood in front of the exit.

The taller man grinned. "Have you let your parents know that we're here?" He asked.

Caspin's eyes widened. "Oh, dammit!"

The fox dropped his bag and scampered back up the hall to the nearest computer screen. He waved a hand over it and then tapped on the screen.

"Hey, Mom!"

X

From the moment that Caspin has first brought Adrian on board, he had applied for all the necessary permits to allow Adrian to be on Invaer. Though it was wishful thinking on his part, he was glad for it just then. It made getting through security and customs a much easier affair. It was early in the morning, so there weren't many people around. The foxes they saw tended to be multi-hued in fur and eye color with a lot of variations in markings.

"Now we just need to get the car." Caspin said after signing the last screen.

Adrian chuckled as Caspin flitted about like a busy bee to call his parents and to sign them through customs. "I wonder what your cars look like."

"Similar to yours." Cas said as they walked out into the morning sunshine.

There was what was immediately identifiable as a car at the curb. The concrete ended at the curb though. Past the sidewalk was soft grass, multi-colored stones, and short flowers. The layout of the grass and gravel reminded Adrian of markings on streets and highways.

The car was tiny, clearly made only for two, with no backseat. The headlights were blue and the tail lights were green, but it could have passed for a fancy new-age car on Earth, except for a few things.

"Ours hover and don't use fossil fuels." Caspin said with a smile as he opened the door for Adrian.

"Then they're tons better than ours," He gruffly admitted. As they drove on, he gaped at the scenery, taking note of the subtle differences in the leaves of the trees and plants on the planet. Even the terrain had certain differences that intrigued him.

Caspin took delight in pointing things out to Adrian as they drove.

"Oh, look, those are kind of like your cows." Caspin pointed to a herd of shaggy beasts behind a long fence. They had long ears like a lop-eared rabbit and short fluffy tails.

"We use them for their fur." He explained. "The Kaynens eat them and use their skin."

"They seem like a mix of cows and sheep..." Adrian commented. "Do the authorities do anything about the Kaynens? Do you even have authorities?"

"Of course." Caspin snorted. "And if people break the law, Kaynen or not, there is an investigation and they get the appropriate consequence. We don't really do prisons here, though. There's more of a focus on rehabilitation."

"Something's something, I guess." The human figured. "At least they're not allowed to do whatever they want all the time without consequence."

"I guess it does probably sound kind of weak to you." Caspin frowned. "I hope there aren't any cultural things that really bother you."

"I didn't mean for it to come out like that..." Adrian explained. "I just...worry. Wouldn't want anything to happen to you."

"You're sweet." Cas leaned over and patted Adrian's hand. "Our crime rate is very low, and the talk of the Kaynens is really just that, talk." Caspin brightened. "Oh look! We're here!"

They pulled up to a little cottage built into the side of a small hill.

"Most of the house is underground. It's great when it's hot or cold out. When we need more room, we just build deeper into the hill." Cas explained as he climbed out of the car.

"So you expand lower, not higher or wider..." Adrian was curious about the idea. When he stepped out of the car he took a good look around before following Cas.

"It depends on the house and-eep!" He was cutoff as a multicolored blur tackled him from the side.

"Caspin!" Etsu squealed with joy. "Haven't seen you in so long!" He purred loudly, rubbing his cheek against his cousin's, black tail wagging.

Adrian was so startled that words refused to come out of his gaping mouth.

The human extended his hand out to shake and the dark-haired fox gave him an odd look before eventually giving it a shake. "What happened to his ears?"

"He doesn't have ears or a tail." Caspin explained.

"Wait, what?" Etsu questioned, confused.

"He's a human, from a planet called Earth," Cas finished.

Adrian nearly let out a snort of amusement when Etsu gaped at him with a hint of pity and disgust in his eyes.

Caspin growled and gave one of Etsu's ears a hard flick. "Be nice to my Adrian."

"Ow!" Etsu grumbled as he rubbed his ear with his hand. "I wasn't being mean or anything, jeez!"

Caspin growled again as he clambered to his feet, pointing at Etsu. "Nice!"

"Alright, already! I'll be nice..." Etsu whined.

As the three of them entered the house, Caspin was once again attacked. This time, it was his mother, who immediately grabbed him.

"Oh baby, we're so glad to see you safe and sound. You were gone for longer than usual,” his mother wailed. “You had us so worried!"

Caspin hugged his mom though his shoulders hunched defensively.

"I'm always gone that long, mom." Cas said with a sigh. "And I was fine. Better than fine, even." Caspin pulled back with a wide smile. He looked to his father, who was standing behind Cas' mother. "Dad, Mom, I want you to meet Adrian." He stepped back and took the tall soccer player's hand. "He's my boyfriend. He's from a planet called Earth. He... he's made the commitment to stay with me."

"Wait, boyfriend?" Etsu shrieked in shock. His mouth was open wide.

Caspin's mother turned her piercing gaze to the tall human before looking back to her son. "You leave for such a long time and come back with some alien?" She hissed, distrust dripping in her voice.

Adrian's eyes narrowed, but he didn't even flinch. "I am very grateful to your son." He stated calmly. "He practically saved my life, in more ways than one."

"Now, honey, I'm sure if Caspin chose him then he's a nice young man," Cas' father said, patting his wife on the shoulder. The tan and red-spotted fox peered at Adrian with green and gold eyes. "Are you a nice young man?" he asked more sternly.

"I would like to think so, sir." Adrian replied with a grin.

Etsu pressed his hands against Caspin's cheeks until it squished into a fish face. "What blasphemy is this that I wasn't the first person you told this to?"

"I would have told you," Cas' voice came out garbled, his pooched lips struggling around the words. "But you were busy making fun of his cute little ears."

Adrian burst out laughing. "You think my ears are cute, do you?" He teased as Etsu finally released Caspin’s face.

The dark-haired fox folded his arms across his chest in a petulant huff as Caspin blushed.

Though Caspin's mom didn’t like the situation one bit, she let out a defeated sigh. "Then, I suppose, this human is going to stay for a while?"

"As long as I'm here, he'll be here." Caspin said with a smile. "And when I go, I'm taking him with me."

"Well, welcome to our home, Adrian." Cas' father said before his wife could comment further. "Do you both want to stay in Caspin's old room, or do you need separate rooms?"

Adrian was glad to at least have some kind of approval from Caspin's father. "I wouldn't mind sharing." He replied.

As Caspin's mother hesitantly showed them the way, Etsu trailed behind the couple, grumbling under his breath. When they walked into Cas' old room, Etsu shuffled in after them and placed his hands on his hips.

"Well? Aren't you going to tell me how you two met?" He questioned his favorite cousin.

Caspin flushed scarlet and shifted from foot to foot. "Kidnapping?"

Etsu gaped at Caspin, his orange-purple eyes gazing at him in half disbelief. "Kidnapping?" His gaze lifted to Adrian, but he was surprised to see the human shrug as if he didn't even mind. "Are you kidding me?" He hissed. "My cousin kidnaps you and you're just hunky dory about it?"

"I'm actually kind of honored to have been kidnapped by someone like Cas." Adrian replied without blinking an eye. "He's grown to be quite precious to me."

"...y’all are nuts." Etsu concluded. "But, to each their own, I guess." He walked over to give Caspin one final hug. "It's good to have you back for a while. My room's right next to yours, if you wanna talk some more."

Caspin hugged his cousin back, rubbing cheeks like they were pups again.

"Thanks, Etsu." He pulled back and smiled. "Maybe later you can tell me how you ended up crashing here."

"Long story short, the company I applied to when I finally got my degree wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Full of useless Kaynen. Uncle invited me into his company, instead, so I'm applying there now." Etsu explained immediately. "And that's how I ended up crashing here. More details later." He added as he practically skipped over to his room.

Adrian watched the fox prance away and shook his head. "I didn't want to say this in front of him, but your cousin's coloring looks quite odd."

"You don't have to say that to make me feel better." Caspin's ears drooped. "Etsu's markings are some of the most rare and beautiful of my kind. His eyes, too, how they are orange on the lower half of the iris and change to purple on the top. It's rare that the colors don't just ring the pupil." Cas shrugged. "And my eyes are only mostly one color, just hazel-green at that."

The human let out a low growl. "They may be rare and beautiful to your kind, but not to me." He took hold of Cas' chin and gently lifted it up to gaze into his lovely green eyes. "Caspin, you're the one that's beautiful to me. I rather enjoy your sandy color, and your eyes are every bit as gorgeous as his."

Cas looked up at Adrian with wonder in his eyes. The fox suddenly launched himself at the taller man, and Adrian found himself toppling backwards onto the bed with Caspin on top of him.

"You're strange and crazy and amazing!" Cas blurted. "I love you so much!"

Adrian was startled when he was tackled, but he was relieved when their bodies merely bounced once on the bed. His arms immediately slid around the fox to hold him close. In a way, he was glad that the other foxes didn't see the beauty he saw in Caspin. He wouldn't have hesitated to fight off any rivals.

"Every movement of your ears is stunning, even when they droop down." He continued as he gently held the edge of one of them between his fingers and rubbed at it. "I love to see your tail sway back and forth." He admitted. "And whenever you look into my eyes, I swear that my very will crumbles into little pieces until I can think of nothing other than to keep a smile on your face."

Caspin straddled Adrian's stomach.

"I stole a poet," the fox purred happily before leaning down to kiss the dark-haired man with periwinkle eyes.

Cas hummed as he deepened the kiss, sneaking his tongue past Adrian's lips. He giggled against the soccer player's sweet mouth.

"I've never made out with someone in my room before," Caspin confessed.

Adrian was more than happy to submit to Cas’ affections. His hands were already slipping under the fox's clothes to stroke the bare skin beneath. A hint of lust swirled in his eyes.

"Is that so? It feels good to be the first guy you've taken a risk with in your room." His hand slid down to gently cup and knead Caspin's clothed member.

Cas arched into the touch with a moan. "You're a lot of firsts for me," he admitted breathlessly. "And I can't believe you want me and you're mine."

The fox bit his lip and tugged at the hem of Adrian's shirt, wanting it off the big delicious man.

The human happily obliged, tossing the shirt aside, and pulling Cas’ shirt off, too. He didn't flip them over, however, curious as to what the fox would continue to do while in that position. "Facts are facts." He responded. "I do want you. And you are just as much mine as I am yours."

Cas smiled with delight, peppering kisses over Adrian's chest.

"Mine," the little fox murmured happily. "Mineminemineminemine."

He flicked his tongue over one hard nipple and smiled at Adrian's shiver.

"You like to be licked, hmm?" Cas chuckled wickedly. "I believe I can think of somewhere else you'd like me to lick."

Caspin scooted down Adrian's muscled body until he was nuzzling at the big man's zipper and the growing hardness behind it. The tawny-haired man straddled Adrian's leg and rubbed himself on the soccer player’s calf as his tongue teased sensitive areas.

Adrian let out a groan at the nuzzling and rubbing, squirming beneath the fox. "Cas..." He took in a shaky breath. "You are free to lick me anywhere you want, love."

Caspin popped the button and tugged down the zipper of his lover’s pants.

"Yummy," he purred and gave Adrian's boxer-clad erection a playful lick. "These things are so funny. I'll never understand why you wear them. So many layers to get to my prize."

He pulled the waistband down, freeing the man's hard length. It sprang free, tapping against Caspin's smiling lips, smearing a bead of precum which the fox's quick tongue darted out to taste.

The human took a sharp intake of breath at the flick of the fox's tongue across his slit. "I suppose I should get used to the clothing your people wear soon, in any case." He agreed. "You did say that you ordered me some, right?"

Caspin nodded and gave another lick. "I don't know where we'll find you shoes like yours, though." He licked again, all along the underside. "We mostly go barefoot. We do have sandals and some boots from the colder lands." Cas dropped a kiss on the tip of Adrian's cock. "But I don't think we could find your size.”

The muscles along Adrian's stomach clenched with each lick and kiss. He bit his lower lip before finding his voice again. "We'll figure out the shoes later. I still have the ones I brought, after all." He gasped and reached over to rake his hands through sandy hair, tugging gently.

A purr rumbled in Caspin's chest at the soft pulling at his locks. The sensation made his eyelids flutter and his mouth open wide. He forgot all about shoes as he nearly choked himself on Adrian's length in his excitement. Cas eased back and his next attempt was just as eager, but less rough on himself. He wrapped his small hand around Adrian's base, his fingertips not able to touch around the girth of it. Having his hand there helped keep Cas from gagging himself and he moved his hand with his mouth, massaging up and down the shaft.

Both of Adrian's hands began to rake through Cas' hair on either side, taking the time to gently scratch the back of the fox's ears as his breath came out in ragged puffs.

"So good, Cas..." He whispered.

"Pull my hair, Adrian, please..." Caspin whimpered as he rubbed himself against Adrian's calf.

The bigger man complied, hand tightening in the fox's sandy locks and tugging carefully. Cas moaned and eagerly returned to licking and sucking. The fox continued to grind against Adrian, whimpering though his mouth was full. Cas was so excited, he worried he'd come before Adrian just from rubbing against him. Caspin's muffled moan was heavy and urgent.

"Hah! Caspin!" Adrian trilled as his fingers tightened along the silky strands, tugging at the fox's scalp. He was getting closer and closer to the edge.

That was when Etsu decided to burst through the door in his sleeping robe to wish them both a good night.

"A very good night to you bo-AAAAAAGH!! MY EYES!" He shrieked as he blushed furiously and turned around. "Foxy deities!" He hissed as he locked the door and slammed it closed behind him upon his exit. "You'd think they'd have thought to lock the damn door if they were gonna get all hot and heavy so fast." He grumbled to himself as he stomped his way stiffly back into his assigned room.

There was a soft pop followed by a yip and a small form was struggling to escape from Caspin's suddenly empty clothes.

Adrian dragged a hand down his face. "I should have thought to lock the door." He sighed. He reached down to scratch the fur under the fox's chin. "On the bright side, it gave me a chance to see you in this precious form again."

Caspin whined and licked Adrian's thumb before popping back into his human form. He buried his face in Adrian's broad chest.

"Oh, damn, I'm so embarrassed!" Cas wailed.

A deep chuckle escaped Adrian's throat. "It's the way of life, Cas." He said as he trailed his fingers along the fox's back. "At least one family member was bound to have caught you at some point. Etsu seems like the type to eventually let it go."

Caspin sighed and stood up, stark naked now. He looked back at Adrian with a wicked gleam in his eyes before bounding over to the door, checking the lock, and leaping back to Adrian's side.

"Now..." the fox grinned. ”The door is definitely locked. Where were we?"

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